Product Description: Appeel™ 53021 is a modified ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin designed to function as a sealing layer for lidding applications. It is most often suggested to provide strong peelable seals to polypropylene, and moderate seals to polystyrene, polyester, PVC and is available in pellet form for use in conventional extrusion or coextrusion equipment designed to process polyethylene resins. Uses: Applications: - Low temperature heat seal. Apeel™ 53021 offers low temperature heat seals with adequate seal strength at 90°C.
- Heat sealability to various materials including PE, PP, PS, and Rigid PVC. Appeel™ 53021 can also be sealed to paper, paperboard, woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, wood and photographic papers.
- Appeel™ 53021 allows a peelable seal from most plastic materials excluding PE.
- High Transparency.
- Appeel™ 53021 conforms to Code #20 of the Ministry of health and Welfare Japan.
- Appeel™ 53021 is used as a heat seal layer in lidding material for injection molded and vacuum molded plastic containers, especially HIPS and PS used in the packaging of yogurts, jams, butter and other food items.
Typical structures for this lidding would be: Paper/PE/Foil/Appeel 53021 PET/PE/APPELL™ 53021 Over lacquer/Print/Foil/ APPELL™ 53021 Paper/PE/Foil/PE/ APPELL™ 53021 This product is used as a sealant in general flexible packaging. It provides low temperature seals for snacks and confectionery. Availability: Africa & Middle East; Asia Pacific; Latin America; Europe; North America Agency Ratings: FDA 21 CFR 177.1350 (a)(1) Form: Pellets Processing Method: Coextrusion; Extrusion; Extrusion Coating Information provided by The Dow Chemical Company |